Anthony Cudahy Biography

American painter Anthony Cudahy weaves personal histories and crafted mythologies into figurative compositions, revealing the poetic nuances of day-to-day life.

Early Years

Cudahy was born in Fort Myers, Florida. He received a BFA from Pratt Institute, New York in 2011, and an MFA from Hunter College, New York in 2020.

Anthony Cudahy Artworks

Figurative Paintings

Cudahy draws from personal photographs, film stills, and references to art history. Weaving personal and fictional narratives, the artist taps into intimate moments of human experience, exploring feelings of loneliness, isolation, and desire within the mundane nature of the everyday. Figures and settings are often seen to coalesce in vignettes that combine a broad range of painterly techniques, including fluid brushwork, incidental mark-making, thick impasto, patterning, and use of phosphorescent colour.

Drawing and Collage

Cudahy has also worked in collage and drawing, often using colouring pencils. Referencing imagery from queer photo archives and family photo collections, Cudahy’s drawings reflect the artist’s considered process of mark-making.

Exhibitions

Anthony Cudahy has presented work in solo and group exhibitions internationally.

Select solo exhibitions include Coral Room, Hales Gallery, New York (2021); and Burn Across the Breeze, 1969 Gallery, New York (2021).

Select group exhibitions include Fire Figure Fantasy: Selections from ICA Miami’s Collection, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (2022); Equal Affections, GRIMM, Amsterdam (2021); If on a winter’s night a traveller, MAMOTH, London (2020); and THEM, Perrotin, New York (2019).

Collections

Anthony Cudahy’s artworks can be found in major international collections, including the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Les arts au mur Artothèque, Pessac; and Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art, Rizhao, among others.

Galleries

Anthony Cudahy is represented by Hales Gallery, London, New York and also Semiose, Paris. In 2022, GRIMM also announced their representation of the artist, with a solo exhibition planned for the year too.